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| Syria crisis: will humanitarian access improve? Live panel discussion | Syria crisis: will humanitarian access improve? Live panel discussion |
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| The UN security council resolution has passed a resolution demanding safe and | The UN security council resolution has passed a resolution demanding safe and |
| unhindered humanitarian access to civilians in Syria. The move follows a UN-brokered ceasefire in Homs this month, which enabled aid workers to reach thousands of people besieged there. | unhindered humanitarian access to civilians in Syria. The move follows a UN-brokered ceasefire in Homs this month, which enabled aid workers to reach thousands of people besieged there. |
| The UN secretary general, Ban Ki-moon, welcomed the resolution, but expressed | The UN secretary general, Ban Ki-moon, welcomed the resolution, but expressed |
| regret that it was necessary. “Humanitarian assistance is not something to be negotiated,” he said. A coalition of NGOs described the resolution as a diplomatic breakthrough, but warned that it would only be meaningful if it resulted in swift and real changes on the ground. | regret that it was necessary. “Humanitarian assistance is not something to be negotiated,” he said. A coalition of NGOs described the resolution as a diplomatic breakthrough, but warned that it would only be meaningful if it resulted in swift and real changes on the ground. |
| An estimated 9 million people need support as a result of the Syrian conflict. Some 6.5 million are internally displaced, and 2.5 million are registered as refugees. How should the UN prioritise those in need? What are the strengths and weaknesses of the resolution? Join our panel for a live | An estimated 9 million people need support as a result of the Syrian conflict. Some 6.5 million are internally displaced, and 2.5 million are registered as refugees. How should the UN prioritise those in need? What are the strengths and weaknesses of the resolution? Join our panel for a live |
| discussion on Wednesday from 1-2pm GMT. | discussion on Wednesday from 1-2pm GMT. |
| Please | Please |
| leave your questions and comments in the thread below. You can also | leave your questions and comments in the thread below. You can also |
| contribute on Twitter @gdndevelopment. If you have any problems posting a | contribute on Twitter @gdndevelopment. If you have any problems posting a |
| comment, or would prefer to comment anonymously, email us at | comment, or would prefer to comment anonymously, email us at |
| development@guardian.co.uk and we’ll add your views. | development@guardian.co.uk and we’ll add your views. |
| The panel: | The panel: |
| Chris Gunness, the director of strategic communications and advocacy at UNRWA, the UN’s largest aid agency in the Middle East. | |
| Abeer Etefa, | Abeer Etefa, |
| the senior Middle East regional public information officer for the | the senior Middle East regional public information officer for the |
| World Food Programme, who has just returned from Syria. | World Food Programme, who has just returned from Syria. |
| Camilla Mosse, the leader of Oxfam’s global campaign on the Syria crisis. She has a background in human rights, refugee rights and conflict issues. | Camilla Mosse, the leader of Oxfam’s global campaign on the Syria crisis. She has a background in human rights, refugee rights and conflict issues. |